29/10/2014

Man Arrested Over Terrorism Offence In Hackney

A man, 21, has been arrested in in London on suspicion of assisting another person to commit terrorism acts.

The suspect was arrested at a property in Hackney at around 6am today.

Police are currently searching the house and he is being questioned at a police station in central London.

(CD/IT)

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